by Ted Shockley | May 7, 2024 | Opinion
Accomac mayor’s words ‘hateful’ To the editor: I am sure the April 26 Eastern Shore Post article, “40 kids and their 60 vehicles and their 30 dogs,” quoting Mayor Pat Smith of Accomac, shocked many other residents of the Eastern Shore as much as it did me. The...
by Ted Shockley | May 6, 2024 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — When trains stopped running between Cape Charles and Hallwood, the company that owns the tracks was left with 49 miles of rails, ties, and other steel infrastructure. That turned out to be a valuable asset, said Ron Wolff,...
by Ted Shockley | May 6, 2024 | Headlines, News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post —- The town of Eastville paid the man who served as its police chief and town administrator $53,215.39 on April 11 as part of a separation agreement, town documents show. Rob Stubbs was dismissed by the Eastville Town Council April...
by Ted Shockley | May 6, 2024 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Cape Charles should place a temporary moratorium on new short-term vacation rentals until the town approves regulations to govern them, several speakers said Monday, April 29, at a town council listening session. Some speakers...
by Ryan Webb | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries
In remembrance of a gentle man, Mr. David Howard Engelhart, 64, of Snow Hill, Md., and Onley was taken away from us too soon, Saturday, April 27, and now is in the loving arms of our Lord. David was born May 26, 1959, in Newburgh, N.Y., the son of Margaret McCourt...
by Ryan Webb | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries
Friends are invited to join the family of Col. Eric Lee Redifer, USAF, Ret., for interment with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery Friday, May 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. Visit www.williamsfuneralhomes.com to share condolences and view the complete...
by Ryan Webb | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Gary Carson Keisel, 69, of Norfolk, passed away on April 22 in Norfolk. Born on Oct. 10, 1954, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late William A. Keisel and Betty Taylor Keisel. Gary was a U.S. Army veteran and worked as a civil servant for the Norfolk Navy base...
by Ryan Webb | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Kenneth Michael “Mike” Rouke, a resident of Franktown, passed away peacefully on April 27 at the age of 86, following a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Born and raised in Wilmington, Del., Mike graduated from Conrad High School and went on to earn an...
by Ryan Webb | May 2, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Nancy Rushing Senn, 99, died on Tuesday, April 9, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock. Nancy was formerly of Melfa and was a former resident of The Chesapeake in Newport News. She was predeceased by her husband, H. Gladstone Senn; and her parents, the Rev....
